NASA Satellites Spot Rare Underwater Volcano Eruption That Could Create Earth’s Newest Island

A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above.
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A road cutting through Indonesia’s rice fields

This video shows a straight road crossing wide green rice fields near Mount Merapi, Java, Indonesia, with a large volcano ...
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted, sending a towering column of volcanic ash nearly 2 kilometers

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted, sending a towering column of volcanic ash nearly 2 kilometers into the sky and prompting authorities to maintain strict safety measures around the volcano. The ...
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A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano

For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most active volcano. By Robin George Andrews As night fell over the island of Luzon in the Philippines ...
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Life on the edge: Why Indonesians living near volcanoes won't leave

High on the slopes of Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, villagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a front yard to watch a ceremony called Jathilan. A live gamelan band ...